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14 Claims.

scratched or marred or broken under conditions offulse. I I c I Anotherobject is to provide a compact which affords excellent mirror facilitiesboth when the compact is closed and wheniopened during use.

In the accompanying drawing in which ,is shown one of various possibleembodiments of the-several features of the invention, H Fig.' 1 is aperspective view of one embodiment of the compact in closed position,

Fig. 2 isa dropped perspectivelview of the constituent elements thereof,I

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary cross-sectional View 251 onV a larger scale,taken on line 3--3 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is a detailfragmentary view of the hinge between thecup and thebezeLand Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 2.I Referring now to the drawing, the compact includes a rigid bodypreferably of vitreous material,` which may include a back elementcomprising a silver-backed glass plate I0 preferably beveled-at I0' anda face element comprising a thicker` annular body II preferably of avitreous 'materiaL which may also be of glass, peripherally'bevele'datII, and having preferablya gunmetal or other colored, mirror back. Thetwo elements, ID and Il making up the body are securely bonded togetherpreferably by'an annular c sheet I2 of Celluloid which may be coveredwith shellac `and ,theV adhesiveness of which is developed bycompressing these elements together. The `powder receptacle I3 is a flatsheet metal A`cup snugly lfitting theinner periphery I4 of the annularface element and provided with a rim I5 engaging the front of the faceelement and with an outer bead I6 protruding outwardly and contactingsaid face element at its outer rim I6'. The cup is firmly secured in thebody, preferably by interposed plastic cement I'I.

The cupl I3is1 provided with a cover, usually a hinged cover. Preferablythiscover includes a sheet metal bezel B which may conveniently bel madeof two piecesincluding an inner or body I piece comprising a flat ringI9 with a skirtv I9 from the inner periphery thereof and an outerorframe piece crimped about the ring as at 20' and l having an inturned,preferably an obliquely inturned flange 2 I. piece has a looped tongue22 protruding through a corresponding gap 23 in the crimped conformationof the frame piece 20 andencircling a pintle pin 24 retained under thebead I6by loops 'I or eyes 25 integral with said bead. Diametrical- 10v1y opposite the hinge loop 22 the ring I8 has an integral nger tab 26protruding through a corresponding gap 21 in the crimped edge 29 of theframe piece. The bezel skirt I9 also has a snap protuberance 40immediately below finger tab 26, l5

coacting with a corresponding depression` or aperture 4I in the cup I3to hold the coverclose'd by a spring snap action.

Locked within the bezel are a pair of rigid plates 29 and.30 in back toback relation. The'20 l.v

outer plate 29 preferably is beveled at 29 to engage the inturned ange2| of the bezel. The inner plate 30 which is also preferably beveled at30 is looked in Vposition by a sheet metal lock ring 3|, preferablyprovided with a" concentric 25 @Y groove formation 32 affordingresiliency and en-` Y gaging the skirt I9 at its outer peripheral face,the inner at edge of said ring engaging the bevel 39 of the inner plate.

Adequately to lock said plates within the bezel, 30"

it is preferred to interpose one or more sheet metal cross piecestherebetween. These cross pieces may be strips of brass 33 of lengthsome-i what greater than the diameter of the bezel, preferably ground asat 33 at their extremities, each L35 strips 33 and 34 may be interposedat right angles to each other, or, if desired, a unitary spider f withthree, four or more radial arms mayrbeused f to advantage. 50=

In the preferred embodiment, the inner beveled plate 30 is a glassmirror having a silveredback. While the outer beveled plate 29 maybe: ofany suitable material, preferably vitreous,` it

is desirablefto form thismember also ofglass. 553? PATENT OFFICEPreferably, the inner or body! 5I.:

By this means, the interven- 40M 1 For ornamental effect, the outerglass plate 23 may be coated at its inner face with a suitable paint orenamel. In a desirable construction, the inner face of said plate has acentral depression 5 35 which may be silvered prior to application ofthe paint or enamel backing. Thus, the front of said plate has apolished enamelled metal-like appearance, although the exposed face isof glass plate and therefore not subject to scratching, chippingorotherinjury to the paint or enamel coating atthe protected inner face.

Preferably, one of the lock strips 34 extends along the depression 35and the major portion of its thickness is thus lodged within thethickness of the outer plate 29, thereby rendering the coverconstruction atter than it otherwise would be. In a desirableconstruction the strip 34 alone is used, its ends being accommodatedatthe Agaps in the bezel provided by hinge loop 22 and linger tab 26.

Within the cup '|3-.isdisposed .the .supply of powder `36 overwhich issuperposed thefusual framed sift disk 3l on which lies the conventionalpowder -pui 38 pressed home by the mirror plate 25; 30when the device isclosed.

yBy the arrangement disclosed, the back of the device constitutes aserviceable mirror, accessible without the need for opening the compact,while infuse, Athercompact when opened, exposes the :mirror 'at the backof the cover.

'It will of course, be understood that the Vskirt 190i the bezel couldbeduplicated at the front face, thereof, and each of the plates 2e and3B.

could be separately locked in place by duplication of the lock ring 3lto retain the -outer plate in' place.

'It rwill be clear that the bezel arrangement for the plates 29 and 3Uis of more general application in relations other 'than for compactcovers, 1o-although it finds itsfpreferred utility for the latteruse.

- The powder compact is `shown circular, but it is clear .thatii't.could be made hexagonal or 'of any other ornamental design. l' 'It willthus be seen that-there is herein described an varticle in which theseveral features of this Ainvention are embodied, and which articleattains the various objects of the invention and is well suited to meetthe requirements of Vpractical use.

As many'changes could be made in the above Y 60- A'claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent isz- .,lnA powder compact comprisinga vitreous Y bodyrhaving a closed bottom, a sheet metal cup cemented ina corresponding depression in the 65`top of said body and having anupstanding rim bead exposed at the face of said body.

`2. A.compact` comprising a non-metal body including amirror backplateand a non-metal annular faceplate, cemented to said back plate,

7.0-a sheet metal cup fitting within said face plate, pressed againstthe back of said mirror plateY and cemented in place, said .cup havingan exposed rim.

Y -3. A powder Ycompact comprising a body in- 'lzluding .a mirrorV backelement and an annular face element, adhesive means bonding saidelements together and a sheet metal cup fitting in said face element andheld in place by plastic cement.

4. A powder compact comprising a body in- 5 cluding a mirror backelement and an annular face element, an intervening sheet of celluloidand shellac bonding together said elements and a sheet metal cup fittingin said face element and held in place by plastic cement. 10

5. A compact unit comprising a body including a silvered mirror backelement, a colored mirror .annular face element, an annular Celluloidcement bond connecting said elements into a unitary body, a sheet metalcup lodged in said 15 body and cemented against the back of said mirrorelement, said cup having a bead overlapping the Yinner periphery of theface element.

6. An article of the character described, comprising a cover membercomprising a bezel, two 20 rigid plates lodged in back to backrelationin said bezel, a lock member intervening between said plates andengaging 4said bezel and a lock ring lodged in the rim of said-bezel andcontacting one ofA said plates. 25

7. An article of the character described, comprising a bezel, rigidbevelled plates lodged in said bezel in back to back relation, one ormore-sheet metal members interposed between said plates,

tending to urge them apart and means at the re- 30 spective rims of saidbezel, locking said plates against movement relative to said bezel.

8. An article of the character described, comprising a bezel, rigidbevelled plates in back to back relation in said bezel, a soft metalstripv of 35 length greater than the diameter of saidbezel, engaged atits ends with said bezel and reacting against the adjacent faces of saidrigid plates, said bezel having means at thevopposite faces thereof inContact with the bevelled rims of the 40 respective plates to lock thesame in position.

9. An article of the character described, comprising a bezel, having aninturned flange at one face and a cylindrical skirt at the other, arigid bevelled plate in said bezel engaging saidA in- 451';

turnedflange, a sheet metal lock member against the back of saidbevelled plate, a bevelled mirror in the cylindrical skirt of said bezeland a lock ring frictionally fitted in said skirt and engaging the-bevel of said mirror. 50

l0. An article of the character described comprising a sheet metalbezel, vitreous Ybevelled plates in back to back relation within saidbezel, a brass strip of length somewhat greaterthan the diameter of saidbezel, extending diametricall ly thereacross and lodged at its ends insaid bezel and tending to push said plates apart, said bezel having anobliquely inturned flange engaging the bevelled rim of one of saidplates and a lock ring friction-fitted in said lbezel and engaging thebevelled rim of the other plate. Y

1l. An article of the character described comprising a bezel, a vitreousbevelled plate held in said bezel, having a silvered depression in themiddle of its back,.a transverse metal -strip of ?V length somewhatgreater than the diameter of said bezel, lodged at itsmiddle in saiddepression and engaging said bezel at its ends, a bevelled mirror inback to back relation with said bevelled plate and a lock ring engagingthe bevelof said mirror and retained in said bezel.

l2. An article of the character described comprising a bezel having anobliquely inturned flange at one face thereof, a vitreous member havinga bevelled edge engaging said inturned flange, said vitreous memberhaving a depression near the middle of its back, a brass lockingstructure comprising two or more diametrical arms angularly spaced, oflength greater than the diameter of said bezel and locked at theirrespective ends in said bezel, one of said arms extendinginto saiddepression, a bevelled mirror engaging said locking structure and acrimped lock ring frictionally engaging said bezel at its outerperiphery and the bevelled edge of said mirror at itsinner pe- Yriphery.

a corresponding gap in said beaded rim, an arcuate pintle extendingthrough said hinge loop and retained by said rim, said bezel including acomplementary annular frame piece crimped at its rim about said disk andexposing said finger tab and said hinge loop, said frame piece having aninturned peripheral flange.

14. A powder compact comprising a body including a reflecting backelement and an annular face element, adhesive means bonding saidelements together, said body determining a well for containing powder,said well of height substantially equal to the thickness of said annularface element and of base area substantially that of the opening in saidannular element.

ABRAHAM E. CHESLER.

